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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

prosopagnosia - Definitions from Dictionary.com

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source

pros·o·pag·no·sia (prs-pg-nzh, -z-)
n.

An inability or difficulty in recognizing familiar faces; it may be congenital or result from injury or disease of the brain.
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source

Main Entry: pros·op·ag·no·sia
Pronunciation: "präs-&p-ag-'nO-zh&
Function: noun
: a form of visual agnosia characterized by an inability to recognize faces

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Saturday, January 27, 2007

Prosopagnosia Links

http://www.answers.com/topic/prosopagnosia
General Reference site.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopagnosia
General Reference site.

http://www.choisser.com/faceblind/
Face blind book written by Bill Choisser, is a prosopagnosic from birth.

http://www.prosopagnosia.com/main/stones/index.asp
This site has a brilliant metaphor for face blindness which uses stones instead of faces. Many prosopagnosics really relate to this article.